Perpetual Heartbreak, by BAO

Perpetual Heartbreak

by BAO

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2.	Mơ Có Mẹ 00:52	buy track
3.	Thanks 03:12	buy track
4.	No Filter 03:22	buy track
5.	We Never Say A Word 03:50	buy track
6.	Perpetual Heartbreak 03:14	buy track
7.	A Memory In A Window 00:50	buy track
8.	Union Station 04:05	buy track
9.	Far Away 04:25	buy track
10.	B Movie 01:24	buy track
11.	Burn It Down 04:37	buy track
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Perpetual Heartbreak is the debut solo album of Los Angeles-based musician BAO, slated for release on October 9, 2020. Branching out from the rigid electronic pop of L.A.’s synth-pop band Ming & Ping, for whom he wrote and produced five albums over a decade, BAO set out to make a genre-less record that showcases the beauty of imperfections.

The full-length album is a reflection of the constant barrage of emotions in 2020 and the years leading up to 2020. Each of the fourteen tracks is a snapshot of the subject matter BAO is most passionate about: interpersonal relationships, culture and identity (mostly Asian American identity), and mental health.

Aesthetically, Perpetual Heartbreak could be considered "a Phil Collins cassette that had melted in the sun. Which is to say that it’s a bunch of tight, melodic hooks on top of audibly damaged musical settings,” BAO states, “I wanted to create a go-to album for when you want to bask in the glory of sadness.”

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released October 9, 2020

PERPETUAL HEARTBREAK
Written, arranged, performed, and produced by BAO except as noted below. Mastered by Thomas Dimuzio. Artwork by BAO.

Beautiful Things
Kyle Dombroski – Drums and Percussion
Timm Shingler – Bass Guitar
Evaldo Garcia – Keyboards
Jesse McInturff – Guitars

No Filter
Engineered and co-produced by Dave Pelletier
Dave Pelletier – Synthesizers

Perpetual Heartbreak
Sunrise Transparence – Horns

Union Station
Additional production by Taylor Shechet
Jake Lightning – Guitar Solo

Burn It Down
Written and produced by BAO, Taylor Shechet, and Sunrise Transparence
Sunrise Transparence – Horns

Deep Beneath the Sea
Written and arranged by BAO and Evaldo Garcia
Evaldo Garcia – Piano and Keyboards

PERPETUAL THANKS TO :

BAO's beautiful boy band (Timm Shingler, Chef Evaldo Garcia, Jesse McInturff, Kyle Dombroski, and Rogie Lucero).

The Ming & Ping Dynasty (Ming, Ping, Jamie Locks, Donna Pungprechawat, Helen B. Thompson, Ryan Vasquez).

Taylor Shechet for helping with production, sound design, and strategy.
Elissa R. Sloan for helping with art direction.
Dan, Jenny, and Shayna at Modern Works Music Publishing.
Andrea Vancura, Justin Tsugranes, Khoa Vu, Simon Tam, and Alex Steininger.

My mom, my family, friends, and supporters.

Everyone I've seen naked.

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Bao Vo Creative Los Angeles, California

Songwriter, producer, creative human, and first-generation Vietnamese American in Downtown LA. Producer of Ming & Ping and the BAO band.

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